End Of Beginning

Zach Bryan is not one to forget where he came from. The Oklahoma-bred “I Remember Everything” singer and military veteran sat down last month with actor Matthew McConaughey for one of his first public interviews in years to discuss Bryan’s new book and EP, Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs, as well as the sweet, honorable gesture he makes to his former commanding officer in the Navy who helped get his career off the ground.

“Is it true you give your commanding officer a cut of royalties on every track since?,” McConaughey asked after Bryan described the crucial role his former Navy commanding officer, Leo Alba, played in helping to produce his 2019 debut album, DeAnn during the wide-ranging, two-hour On the Porch podcast interview with the actor who starred in his 2024 “Nine Ball” video.